December 05, 2001
From the desk of Mindles H. Dreck:Don't mess with Den Beste; a scheer drop
USS Clueless weighs in with a typically on-point essay about the pessimism of the anti-war faction:
...The "voices of caution" in this case have devolved into voices of hysterical fear who have contributed nothing relevant to the debate, except, ironically, to convince the majority that action and war are probably the right course.The voices opposing the war have been wrong so often and so consistently now that they're coming to be viewed as a reliable negative indicator of what to do next...
In fact, any manager will tell you that being a pessimist is no way to lead people. One of the most important leadership skills is to paint a compelling picture of the future, dependent on achieving the goals you have set out. It's called motivation. It's one of the reason's we have little to fear from communitarian doomsayers. They just have enormous trouble getting people to act, and, after a while, to listen.
Speaking of which, Drospcan just drop-kicked Robert Scheer. Have a look. Shiloh thinks I flatter her writing insincerely, but I protest - read this turn of phrase, alliteration and vivid imagery included:
It is this Russian rationality which made the system of mutually assured destruction work. It will not work, however, against people who want to be sent to the sloe-eyed virgins ASAP.Posted by Mindles H. Dreck at December 5, 2001 12:24 PM | Technorati inbound links